The World's Most Expensive Camera !!

The seventh chamber of the so-called [b]0-series Leica No. 107[/b], has just been auctioned in West Licht Photographica Auction house for nothing less than 1,320,000 Euros or $1.9 million and change has become not only more expensive the camera manufacturer's Germany, but the world.
It was made in 1923, is the only Leica camera with the word Germany engraved on the top and was the first model to be exported.
Please watch it's auction [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62sxxQZ8Hb8&feature=player_embedded]here[/link].
This is a good lesson for all of us not to dump our old film cameras as I [u]still[/u] kept my very first camera, Lubitel.
I wonder if any of you have saved your old film cameras?

The seventh chamber of the so-called 0-series Leica No. 107, has just been auctioned in West Licht Photographica Auction house for nothing less than 1,320,000 Euros or $1.9 million and change has become not only more expensive the camera manufacturer's Germany, but the world.
It was made in 1923, is the only Leica camera with the word Germany engraved on the top and was the first model to be exported.
Please watch it's auction here .
This is a good lesson for all of us not to dump our old film cameras as I still kept my very first camera, Lubitel.
I wonder if any of you have saved your old film cameras?

A bit of advice, if you have an old rare camera, don`t put film through it.
I did this last year with one of mine, the film jammed and I snapped of the film advance lever on my old [link=http://herron.50megs.com/rangefinder.htm]Mamiya 35-III[/link] I`m now locking at an expensive repair bill :(

A bit of advice, if you have an old rare camera, don`t put film through it.

I did this last year with one of mine, the film jammed and I snapped of the film advance lever on my old Mamiya 35-III I`m now locking at an expensive repair bill

Some old film cameras are now virtually being regarded as antiques. But they only fetch top dollar if you don't use them!.....thereby keeping them in mint condition.
Having said that, even if you use them they still represent far and away better value than any of the digital stuff, which often depreciates faster than a new car, thanks to the manufacturers launching "new models" every 6 months or so.
My Nikon F, even though not in mint condition is still worth three times what I paid for it (s/h near mint) in 1979 (£95.) FM2's seem to be appreciating in value, near mint examples going for more than what they cost new a few years back. Even the Contax SLR's which were discontinued some years back are holding or even increasing in value.

Some old film cameras are now virtually being regarded as antiques. But they only fetch top dollar if you don't use them!.....thereby keeping them in mint condition.
Having said that, even if you use them they still represent far and away better value than any of the digital stuff, which often depreciates faster than a new car, thanks to the manufacturers launching "new models" every 6 months or so.
My Nikon F, even though not in mint condition is still worth three times what I paid for it (s/h near mint) in 1979 (£95.) FM2's seem to be appreciating in value, near mint examples going for more than what they cost new a few years back. Even the Contax SLR's which were discontinued some years back are holding or even increasing in value.